The music resumed upon Xue Meng's "request". It was led by a soothing flute that provided quite an atmospheric backdrop to this gathering of the most powerful individuals on the planet which helped in cutting the tensions in half.
Yet Dai Zhi's raised hand wine glass stayed in that position while his gaze was fixated on Xue Meng for a short while before switching to Hao Xuan.
"You two know each other?" he asked in a low tone of voice, bringing the wine glass back down to his chest.
The female servers also resumed moving in and around the carpets refilling the trays of food and beverages, completely ignoring the recent distraction.
Hao Xuan nodded before walking to the carpet next to Xue Meng and sitting beside him.
"We are acquainted," he said with half a smile, purposefully keeping it cryptic.
Xue Meng snatched a bottle from a passing server and threw it towards Hao Xuan, "Come on, have a drink! HAHAHA! It's boring. Too much talking is boring!"